Phylum：Chytridiomycota　>>　Class： Chytridiomycetes　>>　 Order： Spizellomycetales 
   
 
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　Scientific Name： Spizellomyces punctatum
 
   
   
　Author：

Spizellomyces punctatum (Koch) D. Barr, Can. J. Bot. 58:2384. 1980.

Basionym: Phlyctochytrium punctatum Koch, J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 73:109. 1957.
   
 
 
 
 
　Description： On pine pollen: Sporangium epibiotic or interbiotic; spherical, 35-55 μm diam. On 1/4YpSs agar: Sporangium spherical, 23-55 μm diam.; wall minutely warted, with 3-6 papillae. Rhizoidal system moderately extensive up to 137.5 μm, arising from a taproot-like main rhizoid, 5-10 μm diam., or branched apophysis. Zoospores globose, about 4 μm diam., or amoeboid; lipid globules numerous and inconspicuous. Resting spore spherical, about 28 μm diam., wall smooth, 1.7 μm thick. Color of colony white.
 
 
 
 
 
　Specimens：

Taiwan. Yunlin: farm soil, 22 Jul. 1992, NTNU S02a. Isolated on pine pollen from mud.
 
 
 
　Habitat： Soil.
 
 
 
　Distribution：

New Guinea, USA, Taiwan.
 
 
 
　References：

Barr, DJS. 1980; Chen, SF and Chien, CY. 1998.
   
   
   
　Provided：

S. F. Chen
 
 
　Note： Based on zoospore ultrastructure, P. punctatum was Transfered to the genus Spizellomyces (Barr, 1980). This is the type species of Spizellomyces. The minutely warted sporangial wall is the main character.